Hat-making machine.



No. 805,451. PATENTED NOV. 28, 1905. M. A. GUMING.

HAT MAKING MACHINE,

APPLICATION FILED PEBJ. 1905.

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M. A. GUMING. HAT MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. l. 1905.

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WITNESSES.

ATTORNEYS PATENT OFFICE MARI A. CUMING, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT-MAKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1905.

Application filed February 1, 1905. Serial No. 243,645-

1'0 a whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARI A.OUMINe,a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hat-MakingMachine, of which the following is a full,-

clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to hat-making machines and admits of general use,but relates especially to hat-making machines'in which dies are employedfor the purpose of forming bell-crown hats for ladies.

Reference is to .be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation, partly in section, showing myimproved die and mechanism connected therewith ready for use. Fig. 2 isa side elevation, partly in section, but otherwise similar to Fig. 1 andshowing the movable member of the die as occupying its lowermostposition, so as to eX- ert full pressure upon the hat material. Fig. 3is a front elevation of the composite inner member of the die removedfrom the press. Fig. 4 is an inverted plan or bottom view of the innermember of the die viewed as from the bottom of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is aperspective detail view showing one of the main movable die-sectionsremoved from its support.

It will be understood that in this art all dies employed are used inconnection with a clicpress of ordinary construction and that such dies,broadly speaking, consist of outer and inner members, the outer memberbeing the part which engages the crown of the hat externally and theinner member being the one which engages the inner surface of thebellcrown. Both dies are preferably composite. In my construction theexternal die 6 is pro vided with removable sections 6 6 6 which arereadily put together. This part of the construction being old needs nofurther explanation. My present invention relates mainly to the innerdie member and to the mechanism for actuating the same. The outer diemember 6 is provided with a bell-shaped cavity 7 into which the cloth orother material 8 used in forming the hat may be pressed- Fig. 2 by thedescent of the inner member of the die.

The upper horizontal beam of the die-press is shown at 9 and is movablein the usual manner. Depending from the beam 9 are supporting-rods 10,secured thereto by means of revoluble nuts 12 and secured at their lowerends to a clamping-plate 11, which 1s adapted to directly engage the hatmaterial 8 upon the descentof the beam 9, as will be understood fromFig. 2. The clamping-plate 11 is provided with acentral cylindricalaperture 13 and also with a cylinder 14 concentric to and partiallyencircling this aperture. Mounted within the cylinder 14 is a Bunsenburner 15 of ordinary construction, this burner being supplied with gasby means of a pipe 16.

Mounted rigidly upon the beam 9 is a substantially U-shaped yoke 17, andjournaled within this yoke by means of a pivot 19 is an eccentric 18,provided with an eccentric-strap 20. A hand-lever 21 is rigidly keyed tothe pivot 19, and the eccentric 18 is thus rendered rigid relatively tothe hand-lever. Connected to the circumference of the eccentric-strap 20by means of a pivot 23 is a sleeve 22, which is adapted to move up anddown according to motions given to the eccentric 18 by means of thehand-lever 21. The sleeve 22 is provided with oppositely-disposed slots24.

A bell-shaped mandrel 25 is mounted rigidly upon a rod 26, and threadedthrough the upper end of this rod is a guide-pin 27. (Shown moreparticularly in Figs. 1 and 2.) The lower end of the sleeve 22terminates in an annular flange 28, which works loosely in a cylindricalaperture 29, with which the upper end of the bell-shaped mandrel 25 isprovided.

Mounted rigidly upon the sleeve 22 is asupporting-ring 30, from whichdepends a number of sections 31, each mounted upon a pivot 32 by meansof a bearing-aperture 31. (See Figs. 2 and 5.) Each main section 31 ispro Vided at its lower end with a comparatively wide portion 31 whichprojects outwardly at 33, so as to form a sort of toe, and also projectsinwardly at 34:, so as to form a suitable surface to be guided by thebell-shaped mandrel 25.

The sleeve 22 is adapted to play loosely through a supporting-ring 35,from which are pivotally suspended a number of auxiliary sections 36 bymeans of pivots 37, each auxiliary section being provided with acomparatively wide portion 38, which at its bottom is tolerably thickand which is provided with a sort of convex toe 39, adapted to registerwith the adjacent toes 33, and which is also provided with an innersurface 40, adapted to register with the bottom of the bell-shapedmandrel 25.

The operation of my device is as follows: The outer die member 6 isplaced in the diepress and the cloth or other hat material 8, dampened,if desired, is spread over this die member in the usual manner While theparts are in the position indicated in Fig. 1. The Bunsen burner 15constantly heats the main and auxiliary diesections and also thebellshaped mandrel 25. The beam 9 (sometimes termed the cross-head) isnext brought down in the usual manner, so that the clamping-plate 11exerts a moderate pressure upon the hat material 8. The bell-shapedmandrel 25 descending at the same time upon the hat material 8 indentsit and forces it downwardly into engagement with the bottom of theaperture 7. The hand-lever 21 is now brought down, as indicated in Fig.2. This causes the eccentric 18 to make a partial revolution, and thuscauses the sleeve 22 to be driven downward. The auxiliary sections 36thereupon descend by their own weight, and guided by the outer surfaceof the mandrel they spread radially outward, so as to force the materialinto the position indicated at 8. The main sections 31 next descend, andas the sections 36 have spread apart a suflicient distance the mainsections slide in between them, so that the bottom of the inner die,seen as from below, appears as in Fig. 4that is to say, the thickportions 31 of the main-die members alternate with the wide portions 38of the auxiliary-die members, so as to form a complete member of theshape indicated in Fig. 4, this member being substantially oval ingeneral outline and being forced at every point of its circumferenceagainst the hat material, as indicated in Fig. 2.

By the means above described there is little or no probabilityof'forming any creases, kinks, or folds in the hat material, as the sameis fully expanded and not strained at any given point.

It will be noted that when the main and auxiliary die members occupy theposition indicated in Fig. 1, or, in other Words, when the inner diemember is raised into its normal position, the circumference of thegroup of main-die sections and the circumference of the group ofauxiliary-die sections is smaller than the circumference of thecomposite structure'formed by the grouping together of both the main andthe auxiliary die sections, as indicated in Fig. 2that is, where theinner die member occupies its normal position, as indicated in Fig. l,the main and auxiliary die members and the mandrel for guiding the sameare strung out vertically, as it were, forming a composite member ofconsiderable height, as indicated in Fig. 1, yet when the member islowered, as indicated in Fig. 2, it collapses vertically, as it were,and spreads to a greater diameter, so as to force the hat materialfirmly into place. As will be seen from Fig. l, the main sections arenumerously staggered relatively to the auxiliary sections. thisarrangement facilitating the movement of the sections into and out ofregistry with each other. It will also be noted that the main sectionsare unable to sandwich themselves between the auxiliary sections whenthe parts are suspended, as indicated in Fig. 1, but that when the innerdie member is lowered, as indicated in Fig. 2, the bell-shaped mandrel25 by spreading apart the auxiliary-die sections enables the main-diesections to sandwich themselves therebetween. It will also be noted,referring more particularly to Fig. 4, that the thick portions 38 are ofsuch conformity that they are virtually undercut, so as to readily admitthe thick portions 31 of the other die-section.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a hat-making machine, a die member comprising asubstantially bell-shaped mandrel, a plurality of auxiliary sectionsdisposed above said mandrel and adapted to move in a directioncoincident with the axis of said bellshaped member, said sections beingthus free to approach and recede from a common center, and a pluralityof other sections normally staggered relatively to said first-mentionedsections but free to move in a direction coincident with the axis ofsaid bell-shaped member for the purpose of movinginto and out ofregistry with said first-mentioned sections.

2. In a hat-making machine, thecombination of a pair of die membersmating each other, one of said die members being provided with a memberprojecting therefrom, an eccentric-strap connected with said member thusprojecting, an eccentric engaging said eccentric-strap, and a hand-leverconnected with said eccentric for the purpose of moving the same todifferent angles, thereby forcing one of said die members against theother.

3. In a hat-making machine, a die member comprising a plurality ofauxiliary sections adapted to move toward and from each other, aplurality of main sections also adapted to move toward and from eachother, said main and said auxiliary sections being normally in differentplanes, and mechanism controllable by a single lever for bringing saidmain and said auxiliary sections into a common plane.

4. In a hat-making machine, a composite die member provided withswinging sections adapted to move toward and from each other, othersections adapted to be inserted intermediate of said first-mentionedsections so as to form a composite member analogous to the crown of ahat, and mechanism controllable by the raising and lowering of saidcomposite die member for alining said sections into a common plane.

5. In a hat-making machine, a die member comprising a plurality ofauxiliary sections adapted to move radially outward and inward withreference to a common center, a plurality of main sections disposednormally in a different plane from said auxiliary sections but adaptedto move laterally into alinement with said auxiliary sections and alsoto spread radially with reference to each other, and a rod common to allof said sections for actuating the same relatively to another diemember.

6. In a hat-making machine, the combination of a substantiallybell-shaped mandrel, a plurality of sections movable relatively to saidmandrel and adapted to be brought into alinement with the lower edgesthereof, and other sections located above said first-mentioned sectionsand adapted also to be brought into alinement with the lower edges ofsaid bellshaped mandrel.

7. In a hat-making machine, a die member comprising a substantiallybell-shaped man- MARI A. OUMING.

Witnesses:

VVALTON HARRISON, EVERARD BOLTON MARsHALL.

